Great Zhou Dynasty, Qianzhou.

Qianzhou has a vast territory, a radius of hundreds of millions of miles, the east is close to the sea, rich in aquatic resources, the west is barren and barren, there are many monsters, rich in minerals, the south and the trade state of Wanzhou have developed communications, and the merchants are endless. There is a large plain in the north, and it has the reputation of the granary of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

All these abundant resources have led to the incomparably rich Qianzhou, and although it cannot be said that it is full of gold and silver, the annual output of ordinary households can be 10 times that of ordinary households in remote prefectures.

Qianzhou City is a big city with a radius of 100 miles, as the core of Qianzhou, its luxury is needless to say. The city wall is forged from the most precious cyanite, which is extremely stable and heavy. The state capital in the city is carved and painted, extremely luxurious, and the story begins from this state capital.

The lord of the state capital is merry by nature, and there are one hundred and eight concubines and nearly three hundred children. The servants of the palace enslaved more than 100,000, and the lord of the mansion himself also had 100,000 personal guards.

Two words: Rich! Only if you have money, you can afford to raise it, and even if you have a son and daughter, you have to have at least 100 people to serve you. If you have money, you have nowhere to spend it, so you have to enjoy yourself.

The Ninth Young Master is an exception.

The Ninth Young Master has only one maid and one guard. No one knew when the rules were set, whether it was his brothers and sisters or the old people in the house, they didn't know why the Ninth Young Master had such a strange rule. The residence of the ninth young master is the most remote from the main hall of the mansion, and it is inaccessible, but the area is quite large, there is a small lake like a round mirror, and there is a hill that is neither high nor low.

The residence hall is on a small island in the lake, there is a wooden bridge twisting from the lake to the center of the lake, the lake is full of peach blossom trees, the grass is delicious, the fallen flowers are colorful, the pink and red peach blossom forest glows in the sun, like a paradise.

"Young master, it's time to eat, don't drink!" A thin maid appeared, with two lovely buns, a fair face, and a young age, about thirteen or fourteen years old, very delicate. The most touching thing is her eyes, which are as clear as water, bright and moving, and seem to be able to see through people's hearts. At this time, she looked at the Ninth Young Master who was drinking under the peach blossom tree, and shouted crisply.

"Here, little butler!" the Ninth Young Master turned around, looked at the little maid with a smile, put down the wine and coughed lightly a few times. The ninth young master is not very old, about sixteen years old, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a tall figure, and an extremely handsome young man.

According to the little maid, in the entire Qianzhou City, there is no second person who looks better than the Ninth Young Master.

The little maid even secretly thought, I'm afraid that there is no better boy in the world than him, right? It's a pity that the ninth young master seems to have been born with a hidden disease, and his handsome face has a hint of sickness, like a scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken, and the little maid doesn't like it.

"Qing'er, has Zhou Shan come back?" the Ninth Young Master asked the little girl. "Brother Shan went out early in the morning with your letter, and he hasn't come back yet. Qing'er said, "I'll wait outside the door for him to come back, and I'll run to tell you as soon as he appears." ”

"No, let's eat first. The Ninth Young Master took Qing'er's hand and walked out of the peach forest and sat down in a pavilion. The steaming dishes on the table whet your appetite. Qing'er has such cooking skills at a young age, I am afraid that ordinary people can't imagine.

"Young master, I've been boiling this medicinal nourishing chicken for six hours, now drink it while it's hot. Listen to the doctor, as long as you keep drinking, you won't have to cough anymore. Qing'er seriously served chicken soup to the ninth young master for one night, and then took a small bowl of rice and a small bowl of vegetables for herself, squatted on the small stone bench outside the pavilion, and began to eat happily.

"Qing'er, how many times have you said that you eat with me, why are you always disobedient?" The Ninth Young Master looked at Qing'er's thin back and said helplessly.

"Young master, a maid is a maid, you can't sit with your master. Qing'er said seriously, "I heard that the second young master was beaten to death by a maid because he sandwiched a dish on the table." Although you won't scold me, Ninth Young Master, if you let others see it, it will be bad after all. ”

The Ninth Young Master shook his head, then stopped talking and ate with peace of mind. Qing'er's cooking skills are superb, I'm afraid she is a chef who can top a hundred of the second young master, right? If she hadn't tried her best to maintain it, I am afraid that this little girl would have been snatched by a few brothers. But the rules of this state capital are extremely heavy, and so is the atmosphere of the Great Zhou, slaves, servants, and masters must be clearly distinguished, and the slightest offense is a major crime of life and death.

The Ninth Young Master believes that if he doesn't defend it strongly, this girl will be forced to pass, and I am afraid it will be a very miserable fate. Although he does not make respectful and inferior requirements to Qing'er, Qing'er does care about it all the time. She said that if she develops bad habits and is caught outside, she will still not escape punishment.

Qing'er thought of the maid who was beaten to death, and her little shoulders couldn't help shaking.

The Ninth Young Master stared at Qing'er's slightly trembling shoulders, did not speak, and did not have any expression on his face, but his eyes were slightly gloomy.

"Young Master, Brother Shan is back!" Qing'er looked up and saw a strong man walking in. The strong man's full name is Zhou Shan, he is nine feet tall, about thirty years old, and has bulging muscles. Zhou Shan's face was square, and he had a little mighty air.

"Young Master, Qing'er. Young Master, I have already done what you have explained, and the letter has been handed over to the person who is docking" Zhoushan clenched his fists and knelt down on one knee in front of the Ninth Young Master.

"Very good, hurry up and eat together!" The Ninth Young Master showed a little joy, and hurriedly helped Zhou Shan up with his hands, and pulled him to sit down. "Young master, this is not in accordance with the rules, I still eat with Qing'er. Zhou Shan hurriedly stood up and squatted down on the stone bench on Qing'er's right with chopsticks.

said that he ate with Qing'er, and it was indeed far apart, one on one side of the pavilion and one on the other side of the pavilion. The rules of the Great Zhou are strict, and the larger the family, the more secretive they are about men and women. Even a ten-year-old girl had to avoid too much and too close contact, which gave the Ninth Young Master a headache.

"Well, I said that we have lived in this house for several years, and how can we still be so angry. The Ninth Young Master sighed.

"Young master, there are a lot of eyeliner in the house, and we must not exceed the rules. If they catch us, we will die, but the young master will have no one to take care of anymore!" Zhou Shan said in a deep voice.

Qing'er raised her little face and nodded in agreement. "Well, when we go to the capital, everything will be easy to say. The Ninth Young Master remembered what he asked Zhou Shan to do and smiled.

The decennial scientific examination of the Great Zhou Dynasty is coming this year, and in one hundred and eight states across the country, thousands of students are selected to enter Beijing to take the examination. In order to prevent officials from sending too many of their own heirs to Beijing, each state capital's heirs can only be shortlisted for a maximum of 10 in order to see fairness. Of the 300 children in the Qianzhou Prefecture, there are about 110 children, but only 10 can be singled out.

Jiu Shao also has many uncles, his father is the patriarch of the family, and he is considered to be a descendant, but his mother died early and was not taken seriously. There are a total of nine sons, Jiu Shao is the youngest son, and the rest of the heirs are the descendants of the uncle's branch, although the status is lower than Jiu Shao, but in fact, Jiu Shao is the most despised son. For this reason, the brothers attacked each other and fought one after another.

Whether the Great Zhou Dynasty wants to be promoted, resourced, or the best opportunity in the official career, military merit, or cultivation, the only way is to obtain the support of the royal family through the scientific examination once every ten years.

After thousands of years of rule, the Great Zhou Dynasty monopolized all resources, and mortals want to rely on their own efforts to fight for some power and wealth, it is impossible, everything is only with the permission of the royal family, you are qualified to get what you want.

However, this Ninth Young Master was really not competitive, he deviated from the main mansion, and the servants he served were only two people, and among the one hundred and ten heirs, he was afraid that he was the least threatening. It's safer because it's not threatening.

However, this does not mean that it is completely safe.

In the courtyard, there are peach petals that are about to fall to the ground. Suddenly, the peach petals swooped up, and they flew up with a whoosh, ruthlessly and quickly, with the sound of breaking the air, and stabbed straight towards the Ninth Young Master in a circle. Seeing that the peach petals were about to pierce the eyebrows of the Ninth Young Master, they suddenly lost their strength and fell into the water, falling softly and softly on the hands of the Ninth Young Master.

"After all, I can't sit still, who is so unconfident that even I, an outcast, want to kill me?" muttered the Ninth Young Master. I only heard Zhou Shan roar, drew his sword and flew up, and stabbed towards a peach blossom forest. Hearing a scream, a man in a black suit flew out, twitched twice on the ground and then didn't move.

"Young master, forgive me, Zhou Shan's protection is not effective! I just lost my sense of proportion with too much force, and the thief is already dead. Zhou Shan knelt down and said nervously. When did the young master have such kung fu? But listening to the scream of Qing'er next to him, he hurriedly ran towards the young master, opened his arms to protect the ninth young master, but his eyes were staring at Zhou Shan.

"Zhou Shan, it's been six years since you came to my Jiufu. The Ninth Young Master stood up, looked at the weak figure with open arms in front of him, and rubbed her head lovingly, "Are you his person six years ago, or are you his person after entering my mansion?"

"Young master, the little one doesn't understand what you're saying. Zhou Shan's face changed and he said hurriedly.

"Brother Shan, the young master already knows, you better tell the truth!" Qing'er said with a serious face.

"Zhou Shan, you must have read my letter. The Great Zhou scientific examination once every ten years, this is not an ordinary matter of gaining fame, it is also related to the matter of cultivating immortals. Mortals have been picking loess for decades, and only through cultivating immortals can they go to immortality. Presumably, that person has promised you to give you the secret method of cultivating immortals, so that you will take the risk. Say it, name the person. The Ninth Young Master stared at Zhou Shan and said in a deep voice.

"I'm afraid I'm afraid that you won't know it!" Zhou Shan suddenly raised his head, his cold face could no longer see the respectful appearance on weekdays, and he raised his sword with a murderous look and flew away, which was exactly the trick that had just killed the assassin "One Sword Kill"!

Zhou Shan had always thought that the Ninth Young Master was like a weak scholar, but seeing that he could easily take the peach petals that had accumulated thirty years of skill, he knew in his heart that the Nine Young Masters had been hiding from him for many years, and he no longer dared to be careless, and raising his hand was his trick!